but, it doesn't - or at least shouldn't - matter if i make the boys uncomfortable.

see, i like the place for what it is. but, like most of what i see in detroit, it is poorly run - and, management doesn't understand the problem.

the reality is that if you could snap your fingers and create a bar full of a hundred mes as regulars, it would be full of hot ciswomen within weeks. i'm what every bar in this city needs in order to build a good client base; i'm a walking fantasy for bicurious women. and, i understand that with great power comes great responsibility. but, it's the absence of hot ciswomen that is what you're whining about, right?

further, the girls would stop coming as soon as the guys that are regulars at your existing establishment started showing up. get it, yet? i mean, you're identifying a real problem, sure: there's not enough women at the club. that's the same problem that exists at every fucking club. but, did you take a moment to notice that your dance floor smelled like body odor because it was full of overweight, single men? i had to stay in the front for a good while last night just because the back stunk so terribly of smelly fat dudes.

you're like the kid in the south park episode that thinks they're entitled to profit, but can't figure out the important step.

i recently built a computer over amazon & newegg

it was frequently the case that i would purchase items on amazon.ca and have them shipped to me through the united states. i could have purchased them over amazon.com for minimal differences - if i could buy the gift cards here, or if i had a credit card.

the functional difference lay only in where the domain was registered.

the reality is that large amounts of goods purchased online are manufactured neither in the united states or in canada. sure: it would make sense to better integrate the distribution network, which is what actually exists on this continent. but, that's not really an argument to knock down tariffs, and you don't really need to do so to maximize efficiency in distribution.

don't let them trick you into using good ideas to push through bad ones.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/cross-border-shopping-1.4226427

so, yes - i have a bicycle in detroit, now.

there's lots of reasons i wanted a bicycle for detroit. i've been talking about it for months - years, even. but, the event a few weeks ago where i got trailed really demonstrated the necessity of it. i was trapped by the bus line.

it's becoming normal, now, for dudes to hit on me late at night. i like to talk. and i won't talk to people that don't demonstrate a veener of politeness. but, the disappointed reactions at the end give me pause.

the ability to bicycle away is a strong escape tactic. i hope that it stays realistic. and, i need to rely on the city to make sure of that.

i'll update my list soon.